Solar Power International 2019
Salt Lake City, Utah SPI was held in Salt Lake City for the first time this year – and it was a hit. The weather was clear, the city welcoming, and displays impressive as always. It’s a great way for…
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Charge Controllers
Solar Power International 2017
Solar Power International 2017 SPI is the largest solar trade show on the planet. How did we start each day? Well, to our pleasant surprise, each day started out with a smile, as every morning (and throughout the days of the show)….
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Solar Charge Controllers with Blue Sky Energy – Pt. 2
altE: We are here again with Jared and Stefano from Blue Sky Energy. And we are going to talk a little bit about their solar charge controllers, and how to decide which of the products is the right product for…
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Solar Charge Controllers with Blue Sky Energy
We are here with Jared and Stefano from Blue Sky Energy , talking about the history of the company and an overview of Blue Sky’s products. AltE: Jared, can you tell me a bit about Blue Sky itself? Blue Sky: Sure. Blue Sky was…
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Introducing Outback FlexMax Ultra Charge Controller
We visited with Brian, from Outback Power, at last month’s Solar Power International 2016, to talk about Outback’s new FlexMax Ultra medium voltage charge controller. Brian: Outback’s very pleased to introduce our FlexMax Ultra series medium voltage charge controllers. It’s…
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Charging a 24V Battery with 20V Solar Panel & MPPT Charge Controller
In part one of our series, we demonstrated how to charge a 24V Battery with 20V Solar Panel & PWM Charge Controller. Today, we’re going to be doing the same demo, but using an MPPT charge controller instead. In our…
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Charging a 24V Battery with 20V Solar Panel & PWM Charge Controller
We have done previous demos, showing the difference between a 20V (60 cell) and a 24V (72 cell) solar panel. What we want to show today is some real world usage of it; trying to use either of them to…
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DC Coupling With Schneider Electric
We sat down recently with John Webber from Schneider Electric to talk about different options for adding battery backup to your grid-tie solar system. Watch the interview below. Full transcript. DC Coupling vs. AC Coupling altE: Now John, we’ve seen a lot in…
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First Look: New Solar Power System from Midnite Solar
At last week’s Solar Power International 2016 show in Las Vegas, NV, altE CEO, Sascha Deri, visited with Roy Butler from Midnite Solar. Roy showcased Midnite Solar’s new groundbreaking solar power system – a module system with room for up…
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DIY Solar – Solar Charge Controller Troubleshooting
We’re here to demonstrate how to ensure your DIY solar system is properly charging the battery through the solar charge controller. We’ll be using a 12V solar system with a 12V solar panel, a PWM charge controller, and a 12V battery. Using a multimeter…
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